I visited the Marriott Marquis Atlanta last week, from the outside it seemed like a typical boring hotel building, but when inside and looked up, i was amazed by the organic shape, they looked to me like the chest of some alien form and the elevators up&down would actually make the thing come alive (like veins pumping blood).

So I decided to call this that way.

This is a 5 frame HDR, shot with the mighty nikkor 10-24 @ f8 and a Gorillapod

There is a science-fiction-like skybridge in my building ... automatic (presence based) opening doors and everything ... when you're on your own you can only hear the whisper of the airconditioning system, feels like 2001 space odissey ...

Have been waiting for a while for the right sky to shoot, this was not perfect sky but good enough ... I played with a few treatements in CS4 until I got to this one that my son really liked (told me seemed like from the Megamind movie) so I think this works for the science fiction look ...

I visited the Marriott Marquis Atlanta last week, from the outside it seemed like a typical boring hotel building, but when inside and looked up, i was amazed by the organic shape, they looked to me like the chest of some alien form and the elevators up&down would actually make the thing come alive (like veins pumping blood).

So I decided to call this that way.

This is a 5 frame HDR, shot with the mighty nikkor 10-24 @ f8 and a Gorillapod

While on my way back to the hotel I was distracted by some miniature figures at a temple nearby and suddenly noticed some pretty bright lights in the sky. Turns out they just changed the tower colors from subtle blue and red to yellow & white. Turned around and started shooting again. This one is my favorite.

This beautiful #Gibson #LesPaul #Goldtop, sounds as good as it looks, mind blowing harmonic content, intonation and sustain... This is the real thing, thanks to the guys @ #Gibsonguitar for making this magical thing

Just came back from a very intense weekend photo workshop with legend photographer Bryan Peterson. This was a first time ever experience for me doing something this intense on a topic that is non related to my core profession, and I have to say I have been focused on my core profession since I was like 15 years old, so we're talking 26 years here ... Even thought I feel exhausted right now, after somewhere around 30 hours of work between Friday and Sunday (very similar to spending a full weekend backpacking), I can say that this has been an amazing experience, and just like the smell of fresh morning coffee ... I can perceive the profound impact this will have in my future as a photographer and individual ...

So I want to specially thank Bryan Peterson for sharing such an amazing amount of insights, tips and techniques (with the "Zoom Twist", a.k.a. Bryan Perterson's effect as my personal favorite), I'm loving how all this is igniting my creativity juices ... also to my new friends photographers ... as you might imagine, spending 30 hours working closely with a dozen folks could be heaven or hell, depending on who you work with ... so I'm also grateful for sharing such a fun journey with such a personality-rich group of individuals and looking forward to stay connected in the future.

Now after this long intro, about this shot.

This is an all in-camera shot of Seattle from the Rizal bridge, 2 exposures in one frame single (no photoshop), 2nd exposure zooming out, again, here Bryan suggested multiple exposures as something I could do beyond your classical panoramic of long exposure on a leveled horizon from Rizal bridge ...

Since I saw photos of this place I knew I had to get my own - so had the chance to go to NYC for business and late last night was able to visit the station and take a few brackets (5) to create this HDR.